French la Vie https://www.frenchlavie.com French la Vie Mon, 26 Oct 2026 05:53:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.frenchlavie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/poppy-1-150x150.png French la Vie https://www.frenchlavie.com 32 32 https://www.frenchlavie.com/2026/10/25/antiques-in-isle-sur-la-sorgue/ Antiques in Isle sur la Sorgue https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/971976731/0/tongueincheek~Antiques-in-Isle-sur-la-Sorgue/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/971976731/0/tongueincheek~Antiques-in-Isle-sur-la-Sorgue/#respond Sun, 25 Oct 2026 11:00:44 +0000 https://www.frenchlavie.com/?p=86948 Emerald channels slipping between old buildings. You realize you’ve arrived in L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, a town that floats, and filled with antiques at every bend. The Sorgue flows everywhere, tumbling over moss-covered wheels, curling beneath foot path bridges, reflecting shutters painted in faded blues and greens. The old waterwheels, once the engines of silk mills and paper factories, […]]]>

Emerald channels slipping between old buildings. You realize you’ve arrived in L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, a town that floats, and filled with antiques at every bend.

The Sorgue flows everywhere, tumbling over moss-covered wheels, curling beneath foot path bridges, reflecting shutters painted in faded blues and greens. The old waterwheels, once the engines of silk mills and paper factories, turn slowly adding intense charm to the village.

You wander without needing a map. Narrow streets invite you deeper, opening unexpectedly onto sunlit squares where cafés spill onto the pavement. Every few steps, there’s another antique shop or art gallery. Even if you aren’t looking to buy anything, you slow down just to look.

Then comes the market—if you’ve arrived on the right day. The town fills with voices, baskets overflowing with olives, peaches, goat cheese, herbs, and flowers in impossible shades of purple and yellow. 

Your first impression isn’t of a famous tourist town. It’s of discovering a corner of Provence where life moves at the pace of the river: graceful, and inviting. By the time you leave, you understand why so many people come intending to stay for a few hours and end up wishing they never had to leave.

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/971942405/0/tongueincheek~Sharing-Good-Moments-in-Provence/feed/ 2 https://www.frenchlavie.com/2026/10/23/the-last-group-of-the-year/ The Last Group of the Year https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/971919701/0/tongueincheek~The-Last-Group-of-the-Year/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/971919701/0/tongueincheek~The-Last-Group-of-the-Year/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:00:24 +0000 https://www.frenchlavie.com/?p=86923 A few peeks into our day.]]>

A few peeks into our day.

]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/971919701/0/tongueincheek~The-Last-Group-of-the-Year/feed/ 2 https://www.frenchlavie.com/2026/10/22/if-only-i-preferred-collected-baseball-cards-instead-of-life-size-antiques/ If Only I Preferred Collecting Baseball Cards instead of Life Size Antiques https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/971892497/0/tongueincheek~If-Only-I-Preferred-Collecting-Baseball-Cards-instead-of-Life-Size-Antiques/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/971892497/0/tongueincheek~If-Only-I-Preferred-Collecting-Baseball-Cards-instead-of-Life-Size-Antiques/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:00:03 +0000 https://www.frenchlavie.com/?p=86916 and if only I had a place to put this, oh and if I only had a money tree.]]>

and if only I had a place to put this, oh and if I only had a money tree.

]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/971892497/0/tongueincheek~If-Only-I-Preferred-Collecting-Baseball-Cards-instead-of-Life-Size-Antiques/feed/ 1 https://www.frenchlavie.com/2026/10/21/five/ Five https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/971867276/0/tongueincheek~Five/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/971867276/0/tongueincheek~Five/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:00:42 +0000 https://www.frenchlavie.com/?p=86907 Olivia- May the road ahead be filled with opportunities to discover beauty, wisdom, courage, and may you be well and know joy every step of the way.]]>

Olivia- May the road ahead be filled with opportunities to discover beauty, wisdom, courage, and may you be well and know joy every step of the way.

]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/971867276/0/tongueincheek~Five/feed/ 7 https://www.frenchlavie.com/2026/10/20/the-memory-dance/ The Memory Dance https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/971826263/0/tongueincheek~The-Memory-Dance/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/971826263/0/tongueincheek~The-Memory-Dance/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:00:50 +0000 https://www.frenchlavie.com/?p=86901 Memories flutter between my heart and mind, not interrupting me, just fluttering in and out. Like a passing breeze stirring up leaves. I watch them dance through the air, swirling, twirling to the ground. As I walk by, little snippets of memory flutter about. I catch myself giggling out loud. Or a tear comes to […]]]>

Memories flutter between my heart and mind, not interrupting me, just fluttering in and out. Like a passing breeze stirring up leaves. I watch them dance through the air, swirling, twirling to the ground. As I walk by, little snippets of memory flutter about. I catch myself giggling out loud. Or a tear comes to my eye. No rhyme or reason why. One, and then the other.

They mingle with the days gone by that have brought me to this moment.

Like noticing a flower blooming at the edge of the path. I pause. Bend down. Breathe it in. Then simply carry on.

Does that happen to you?

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